Jazz Combo Wins Gold Medal!

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The Torrington High School Jazz Combo received a gold medal for their performance at the Enrico Fermi High School Jazz Festival on Saturday Feb. 22. The combo performed three songs: Red Clay by Freddie Hubbard, Blue In Green by Miles Davis and Nutville by Horace Silver. The THS Jazz Combo members are Tom Killackey (Trumpet), Matt Stevens (Guitar), Michael Louchen (Bass) and Brandon Charron (Drums) and is under the direction of Wayne Splettstoeszer. You can hear this award winning group as well as the THS Jazz Ensemble and Litchfield High School Jazz Combo and Jazz Ensemble at the historic Infinity Hall in Norfolk, Connecticut on Sunday March 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets $10 can be purchased online at http://www.infinityhall.com.

Torrington Public Schools have been recognized as one of the "Best Communities for Music Education in America" for 2013. Torrington has received this national designation thirteen times since 2000 the most of any school district in Connecticut! For more information about the THS Music Department visit our website http://www.thsmusic.net.